The 17th International Conference
on Biological Inorganic Chemistry
ICBIC17
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Circular
July 20-24, 2015 │Beijing, China
Satellite Meeting on Medicinal Bioinorganic Chemistry
July 17-19, 2015 ・ Guilin, China
Registration Opens on January 1, 2015
Organized by
BEIHANG University
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)
Peking University Health Science Center (PKU-HSC)
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Invitation
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great honor and privilege to invite you cordially to participate in the 17 th International
Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC17), which will be held on July 20-24, 2015 in Beijing,
China. The event will be held in China National Convention Center, within walking distance from the
Bird's Nest National Stadium where the 2008 Summer Olympic Games took place. It is anticipated to be
a great gathering of international biological inorganic chemistry community.
Biological inorganic chemistry has become an interdisciplinary area that draws from and integrates
across the fields of chemistry, biology, environmental science, bioinspired materials, and medicine.
ICBIC has become a highly established international meeting, providing a platform for scientists to present
and discuss the latest developments and helping to promote ongoing and new collaborations. The ICBIC17
will continue to focus on all aspects of the frontiers of biological inorganic chemistry and build on the
progress made in the previous meetings. Your participation in the conference is essential to the success of
the event. We eagerly await your submissions and your arrival!
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Beijing!
Yours Sincerely,
Prof. Zijian Guo, Chair
State Key Laboratory of Coordination
Chemistry, Nanjing University
Nanjing, China
Prof. Lin Guo, Co-Chair
School of Chemistry and Environment,
Beihang University
Beijing, China
Prof. Xiaoda Yang, Co-Chair
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Peking University Health Science Center
Beijing, China
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of ICBIC17
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Organizations
International Advisory Committee
Ademir Neves
Harry B. Gray
(Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brasil)
(California Institute of Technology, USA)
Alfred X. Trautwein
Helmut Sigel (Founding Secretary)
(Universität zu Lübeck, Germany)
(University of Basel, Switzerland)
Anthony Wedd
Jan Reedijk (Leiden University, Netherlands)
(University of Melbourne, Australia)
Joan Broderick (Montana State University, USA)
Bernhard K. Keppler
Kenneth D. Karlin (Secretary)
(University of Vienna, Wien, Austria)
(Johns Hopkins University, USA)
C. David Garner
Lawrence Que, Jr.
(University of Nottingham, UK)
(University of Minnesota, USA)
Chris Orvig
Marc Fontecave (Collège de France, France)
(University of British Columbia, Canada)
Masanobu Hidai (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Claudio Luchinat (University of Florence, Italy)
Yoshihito Watanabe (Nagoya University, Japan)
Dan Meyerstein (Ben-Gurion University of the
Zijian Guo (Nanjing University, China)
Negev, Israel）
Organizing Committee (China)
National Advisory Board
CO-CHAIRs：Kui WANG, Jiazuan NI, Liangnian JI
MEMBERs：Zhifang CHAI, Chi-Ming CHE, Rong CHEN, Fuzai CUI, Weigang FANG, Mingyuan GAO,
Qingyu HE, Kaixun HUANG, Zhongxian HUANG, Lei JIANG, Fuyou LI, Hong LIANG, Changling LIU,
Xiaoming LIU, Yangzhong LIU, Lanquan MAO, Zongwan MAO, Jingping QU, Jianming OUYANG,
Daiwen PANG, Xiaogang QU, Hongzhe SUN, Licheng SUN, Xiangshi TAN, Ruikang TANG,
Pengfei WANG, Huibi XU, Vivian Wing-Wah YAM, Binsheng YANG, Lin YANG, Pin YANG,
Shuhong YU, Jinchao ZHANG, Jun ZHANG, Yuliang ZHAO
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National Organizing Committee (NOC)
CHAIR：Zijian GUO
CO-CHAIRs：Lin GUO, Xiaoda YANG
MEMBERs：Hui CHAO, Chunying CHEN, Zhenfeng CHEN, Chunying DUAN, Wenjun DING,
Mingyuan GAO, Kaixun HUANG, Qingyu HE, Weijiang HE, Lei JIANG, Fuyou LI, Yang LI, Yanmei LI,
Hong LIANG, Yingwu LIN, Changlin LIU, Dongsheng LIU, Hongke LIU, Qiong LIU, Yangzhong LIU,
Xiaoming LIU, Zongwan MAO, Jianming OUYANG, Daiwen PANG, Xiaojun PENG, Jingping QU,
Xiaogang QU, Hongzhe SUN, Licheng SUN, Xiangshi TAN, Ruikang TANG, Zhiyong TANG,
Shutao WANG, Yan XIANG, Binsheng YANG, Lin YANG, Shiping YANG, Xiangliang YANG,
Xiaogai YANG, Shuhong YU, Jin ZHAI, Jinchao ZHANG, Junlong ZHANG, Qianling ZHANG,
Jin ZHAO, Yuliang ZHAO
Local Organizing Committee
CHAIR：Yanling JIANG，Shutao WANG
MEMBERs：Lingjuan ZHANG, Wei HAN, Xiangming KONG, Guilan WANG, Rui FENG, Wei GUO,
Jingchao ZHU, Yue ZHANG
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Session Topics
Biomineralization
Bioinspired & Biomimetic Inorganic Systems
Metals in Medicine and Health
Metal/Small Molecule Sensing and Imaging
Metalloproteins & Metalloenzymes
Metal and Nucleic Acid: Atructure and Function
The Cell Biology of Metals (Homeostasis, Trafficking and Cytochemistry)
Metallomics and Metalloproteomics
Organometallic for Biocatalysis
Bioinorganic Chemistry for Nanotechnology
Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry
Artificial Photosystem and Energy Conversion
Metalloneurochemistry
New Methods and Tools for Bioinorganic Chemistry
Call for Abstracts
Deadline for submission of abstract:
May 10, 2015
To submit the abstract, follow the Guidelines for Abstract Submission at the Conference Website
( http://icbic17.org/). All participants are required to submit their abstracts using the abstract template
(in the Microsoft Word file format .doc). Abstracts must entirely be written in English, must not exceed
one page, and can only be submitted after completing the registration process.
Please save and upload your abstract with the appropriate filename as follows:
Abstract_Registrationnumber_surname.doc
The same presenting author cannot be assigned to more than one (1) abstract but can be included
as co-author on more than one submission. Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the
submitter/presenter to present if accepted.
All the poster presenters are candidates for oral lecture. The oral lecture will be selected from posters
by the session organizer and will be informed before June 30th, 2015.
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Registration
All participants including Speakers and Chairpersons are required to register. Online registration
is available at http://icbic17.org/. Any questions about the conference please contact the organizing
committee by email: [email protected]
Registration Fee
Before April 20, 2015
(Early Bird)
After April 20, 2015
On-Site
Regular participant
(Non SBIC member)
US$ 800/CNY 4900
US$ 850/CNY 5200
US$ 850/CNY 5200
Regular participant
(SBIC member)
US$ 600/CNY 3700
US$ 650/CNY 4000
US$ 650/CNY 4000
Student and Emeriti
US$ 350/CNY 2100
US$ 400/CNY 2500
US$ 400/CNY 2500
Accompanying persons
US$ 150/CNY 900
US$ 150/CNY 900
US$ 150/CNY 900
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to all scientific sessions.
- Conference materials.
-Welcome reception.
- Coffee breaks, food and drinks during poster sessions.
- Gift
For accompanying persons the fee includes:
- Admission to the welcome reception.
- Coffee breaks, food and drinks during the poster sessions.
-Gift
Extra charges:
- Coupons for buffet lunch: USD 28 per lunch / CNY 170 per lunch
- Admission to the Banquet: USD 75 / CNY 458.
- Tour package (including the Half Day Tour to the Forbidden City or the Summer Palace, the tour dinner,
and the Chinese Acrobatics Show) on 22 July 2015: USD 50 / CNY 300
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Payment
- Please note, in case we do not receive the fee until June 20, 2015, your registration will be NOT
considered as valid anymore, and your abstract will be NOT included in the Book of Abstracts.
- All payments must be made in US Dollar (USD) or Chinese Yuan (CNY) and all banking fees must be
carried by the participant.
- Payments can only be made via bank transfer or credit card.
- Once we receive your payment, we will send you the official receipt within 7 working days by email.
Cancellation policy
- A 70% refund will be issued for cancellations received on or before June 1, 2015.
- No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after June 1, 2015.
- All cancellations / requests to transfer must be sent to < [email protected] > no later than
the stated deadlines.
- Refunds can only be made by bank transfer with all banking fees carried by the participant, or in case of
credit card payment the refund will be credited to the account used to pay the fee originally.
Social Programs
Besides the Welcome Reception and the Banquet, an exciting range of optional social activities have
been prepared for conference delegates. Tickets may be purchased when registering for ICBIC17.
Please go to the website (http://icbic17.org/) for details.
ICBIC Travel Grant
Together with SBIC, ICBIC17 offers a number of Student Travel Grants for participation at ICBIC17.
Only applications from graduate students and early postdocs that are also SBIC members are accepted.
Selection by the organizing committee will be based on the submitted abstract and the quality of the
applicant. The recipients will be notified by email.
Key Points and Criteria:
Each grant is US$ 500.
Awards can be used only for travel to and accommodation at ICBIC17.
Awards will be paid during ICBIC17 upon attendance.
Applicant must be an undergraduate, graduate, PhD or postdoctoral (1st or 2nd year) student
at the time of ICBIC17.
Applicants must present a poster or talk at ICBIC17.
Applicants must have registered and submitted an abstract by May 10, 2015.
Applicants must be SBIC members to be eligible for the grant. Membership registration concomitant
with application is allowed.
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Application
CV of applicant including educational history, list of publications, and contact information
(email and mailing address).
Signed support letter (on letterhead) from research advisor/principle investigator. The letter must
in addition include a support commitment stating that the research advisor/PI will cover the remainder
of the travel/accommodation costs as well as the registration fee for the applicants attendance.
Submission of application materials on line (http://icbic17.org/) or by email attachment to:
[email protected].
The submission deadline is May 10, 2015.
All applicants will be notified of the evaluation outcome by June 15, 2015.
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Conference Information
Conference Venue:
China National Convention Center (CNCC) is right next to the Bird’s Nest (China National Stadium
for the opening and closing ceremony of 2008 Summer Olympics), the Water Cube
(National Aquatics Center) and National Indoor Stadium. CNCC complex consists of the Convention Center,
CNCC Grand Hotel, InterContinental Hotel and two office buildings. During the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games, the plenary hall of CNCC was site for fencing preliminaries and finals. After the Olympic Games,
CNCC became the China's most versatile international conference venue ideal for congresses, international
meetings, exhibitions and other various events, with the world-class services and unparalleled facilities
provided.
CNCC sits in the center of the Olympic commercial circle between Beijing's fourth and fifth ring roads.
It is only 30 minutes drive to the airport and the subway station is connected with CNCC's basement which
enables people to quickly go to the city center, the airport, the Beijing Railway station, the central business
district as well as many tourist attractions, e.g. Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, and Summer Palace.
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Accommodation:
The accommodation is plentiful. Within 1 km radius, there are 3 five star hotels, 7 four star hotels
and more than 10 three star hotels and apartments, totaling over 5,000 rooms. Dining, shopping and
entertainment facilities are easily available nearby.
Four hotels are recommended for their convenient situation. They are China National Convention
Center Grand Hotel, InterContinental Beijing Beichen, Celebrity International Grand Hotel and North Star
Huiyuan Service Apartment. For more information, please visit our website at: http://icbic17.org/
Notes:
Participants can enjoy the favorable price via the booking link of four hotels provided by the conference
committee.
Please book in advance (preferably 2-3 months) due to a limit on the number of hotel rooms.
Preliminary Schedule
Date
Jul.19
Registration
Jul.20
Registration
Jul.21
Jul.22
Jul.24
3:30-3:50pm
(Break)
3:50-6:00pm
Opening
Ceremony/Plenary
9:00-11:30am
11:30-1:00pm
1:30-3:30pm
3:30-3:50pm
3:50-5:50pm
Plenary/award/slam poster
(lunch)
Session 1-6
(Break)
Session 1-6
8:30-10:05am
10:05-10:25am 10:25-12:00am 12:00-1:30pm
Session 1-6
(Break)
Jul.23
1:30-3:30pm
satellite
meeting
Session 1-6
Tour
(lunch)
9:00-11:30am
11:30-1:00pm
1:30-3:30pm
3:30-3:50pam
3:50-5:50pm
Plenary/award/slam poster
(lunch)
Session 1-6
(Break)
Session 1-6
8:30-10:05am
10:05-10:25am 10:25-12:00am 12:00-1:30pm
2:00-5:30pm
Session 1-6
(Break)
Plenary/award/Close Ceremony
Session 1-6
(lunch)
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List of Confirmed Speakers
(not accomplished)
Plenary Speakers
Ashley Bush (Mental Health Research Institute)
Lei Jiang (Beihang University)
Wolfgang Lubitz (Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion)
Kenneth H.Nealson (University of Southern California)
Itamar Willner (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Akif Tezcan (University of California, San Diego)
Serena DeBeer (Max-Planck-Institute Chemical Energy Conversion)
Keynote Speakers
Lucia Banci, University of Florence
Alison Butler, University of California,Santa Barbara
Christopher J. Chang, University of California, Berkeley
Chi-Ming CHE, University of Hong Kong
Peng Chen, Peking University
Rachel Codd, The University of Sydney
Debbie C. Crans, Colorado State University
Marc Fontecave, Collège de France
Astrid Gräslund, Stockholm University
Chuan He, University of Chicago
Masao Ikeda-Saito, Tohoku University
Shinobu Itoh, Osaka University
Yanmei Li, Tsinghua University
Wen-Feng Liaw, National Tsing Hua University
Paul A. Lindahl, Texas A & M University, Texas
Stephen J. Lippard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yangzhong Liu, University of Science and Technology of China
Yi Lu, University of Illinois
Claudio Luchinat, University of Florence
Zongwan Mao, Sun Yat-Sen University
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Wonwoo NAM, Ewha Womans University
Franck Neese, Max-Planck Institute
Xiaogang Qu, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
Lawrence Que, University of Minnesota
Emma Raven, University of Leicester
Peter J. Sadler, University of Warwick
Hongzhe Sun, University of Hongkong
Licheng Sun, Dalian University of Technology
Ruikang Tang, Zhejiang University
William B. Tolman, University of Minnesota
Jiangyun Wang, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science
Shutao Wang, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiyun Yan, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jenny J. Yang, Georgia State University
Yuliang Zhao, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Invited Speakers
Please see website.
General Information
for Participants
Weather
Late July in Beijing is sunny and warm. The average daily temperature is between ~22°C/72°F
(lows) and ~31°C/87°F (highs).
Transportation
Transportation in Beijing is convenient, with buses, taxis, light rail, underground etc.
Taxi: Taxis are everywhere in the city and is the most convenient way to get around. Taxis charge 2~3 yuan
per kilometer for the first 15 km, and then 50% surcharge for every additional kilometer. Toll fees are
an extra. It costs around ~84 yuan to travel from the airport to CNCC.
Subway: The fare is normally about 3~6 yuan depending on the distance. It costs about 29 yuan from
airport to CNCC.
Bus: Most city buses in Beijing run from 5:30am ~ 22:00pm. The fare for bus ticket is 2 yuan for ride
within 10 kilometers and increases by 1 yuan for every additional 5 kilometers.
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Passport and Visa
A valid passport and a visa are required for entry into China. Visas can be obtained from your local Chinese
Embassy or the nearest Consulate General. Japanese and Singapore participants staying in China for not
more than 15 days do not need a visa. For more information about Chinese visa, please go to the website
of Chinese Visa Application Service Center (http://www.visaforchina.org/).
An official visa invitation letter will be sent to the participants upon request after registration.
Insurance
The conference organizers do not accept any liability for personal accidents or loss or damage to the private
property of any participants during the conference or indirectly arising from attending the conference.
It is advisable that participants should take adequate travel and health insurances before leaving their
own countries.
Electricity
The electricity supply in China is 220V, 50Hz.
Currency Exchange
In China, the renminbi (RMB) is the only currency used. Money exchange centers can be found at the
airport, most hotels and large shopping centers. When exchanging money, please keep your receipt so that
you can convert any remaining Chinese currency back to foreign currency upon leaving China. VISA,
MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and JCB are accepted in many department stores and hotels.
It may be difficult to withdraw cash with credit cards.
The Bank of China and most hotels can cash travelers’ checks issued by any foreign banks or financial
institutions. Participants will need to show their passport and pay a commission. Travelers’ checks signed
over to a third party cannot be cashed in China, but can be presented for collection through the
Bank of China.
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